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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- drpaulkon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Paul. Konan" <dw49764@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drpaulkon@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:42:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent attention.
Attention.
I know that my correspondence to you may appear to you surprisingly since
we have not meet or communicate before but I have taking this measure to
contact you on this regards to see if we can keep to ourselves by giving
ourselves a step of trial though I know it might not easy for you to
adhering due to the corruption in the world today but there's no harm in
trial I need your attention you will never regret it either.
However, it's just my urgent need for foreign associate that leads me to
you for this mutual benefit-able transaction if we can keep to ourselves.
I am a banker by profession and currently holding the post of Director of
Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank. I discovered a left over sum of
($37 million). These sum was on the name of our deceased customer and this
account was left with no next of kin so non of his family members is aware
of the existing of this account.
I am inviting you for this business dealing with my position in the bank
here we can claim these funds and share within us in the ratio of 50/50 as
a brotherhood. This deal is 100% risk free as far as we can keep the
confidentiality of it to ourselves and I will make sure that every
moralities that will carry us along perfectly is worked out.
If you are interested on this proposal, further details on how to proceed
to the next stage to archive this aim will be forwarded to you as soon as
I receive your respond along with the following information through this
email Address: drpaulkon@gmail.com
1.NAME IN FULL:.
2.ADDRESS:.
3.NATIONALITY:.
4.AGE:.
5.OCCUPATION:.
6.PRIVATE PHONE NO..
7.AN ID OF YOURS:.
I will be expecting hearing from you urgently.
Thanks.
Dr. Paul Konan
Email: drpaulkon@gmail.com
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